Tamini General Insurance, Uganda's first Takaful insurance company

The Ugandan government has officially authorized the country’s first Takaful (Islamic insurance) company to operate.

Known as Tamini General Insurance, the company received approval from the Insurance Regulatory Authority of Uganda in November 2025.

The new entity is part of the Salaam Group, a financial conglomerate with operations in Uganda, Djibouti, Kenya, and Malaysia.

Tamini is also a sister company of Salaam Bank, the country’s first Islamic bank, which was established in March 2024.